Piper PA-28-181 N8460M
22 May 1985 · Charleston, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 May 1985 at about 01:58 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8460M was involved in an accident near Charleston, West Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Yeager (CRW)
- Coordinates
- 38.3693, -81.5609
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N8460M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kent → Charleston
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL85FA171
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN ABOUT 1 MILE SHORT OF THE RWY THRESHOLD DURING AN IFR APPRCH ON A DARK NIGHT IN IMC WX. THE PLT HAD BEEN BRIEFED ON THE WX AND WAS GIVEN THE CEILING AT HIS DESTINATION AS BELOW VFR MINIMUMS . THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT CHOSE TO TRY AN APPROACH ANYWAY INSTEAD OF GOING TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-236 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Taylor MacHine Co. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Cherry Valley, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Washington Twp., Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
All 9,402 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1985 | Cessna 310Q | Beaver, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft E18S | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1985 | Cessna 152 | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Boeing 737 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |